The Quins learn how it ' s done . The Dionne Quintuplets , most photographed babies in the world , are sometimes imbued with the desire to find out all about the interesting instrument in the cameraman ' s hands . Their baby like curiosity often has dire results for the camera ! . Photo shows , Emilie receives a few last minute instructions from Fred Davis , the Quins photographer as Annette poses against the nursery wall at Callender , Ontario . Like every visitor the Quins nursery , Dvis has to wear a white coat . 12 July 1936